Smart home news from The Ambient

Echo Show launched with 8-inch screen

Echo Show launched with 8-inch screen

With an HD display and a camera shutter, the Show 8 is the new middle child
Amazon to bring the light through Echo Glow

Amazon to bring the light through Echo Glow

The new companion device works with sleep timers and music
The third-gen Amazon Echo has arrived

The third-gen Amazon Echo has arrived

New model brings refined design and improved sound quality
Amazon debuts new Echo Studio

Amazon debuts new Echo Studio

It supports Dolby Atmos and auto-adjusts its sound to the room
Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon's holding another big Alexa event. Here's what might be coming…
Apple tvOS 13 arrives – here's what's new

Apple tvOS 13 arrives – here's what's new

Apple Arcade, multi-user support, and a Control Center land with tvOS 13
Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative

Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative

But Google and Apple haven't been invited
Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

New accessibility feature is available for first and second generation Echo Show
Yale launches Yale Pro SL Smart Lock

Yale launches Yale Pro SL Smart Lock

Z-Wave Plus lock works with smart alarm systems ADT and Ring Alarm
Google Assistant will keep less data

Google Assistant will keep less data

Users to receive further privacy options as Assistant becomes more transparent
We reveal the Roborock S4 robot vacuum

We reveal the Roborock S4 robot vacuum

The latest Roborock robot cleaner hits Amazon next week
Roku reveals new budget player

Roku reveals new budget player

And ends with the top-tier Ultra
iOS 13 might break your smart lock app

iOS 13 might break your smart lock app

If you have an August or Yale Conexis lock, wait before you update
Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Multiple reports of faulty screens have surfaced over the last few months
Portal TV coming for your living room

Portal TV coming for your living room

Kinect, is that you?
New Nest Wifi builds in Google Assistant

New Nest Wifi builds in Google Assistant

The hardware should be launched at Google's big event in October
More voices for Google Assistant

More voices for Google Assistant

They'll be randomized and coded by color
New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New Hue Sync Box works with TVs

New box syncs through HDMI, so TVs and consoles can also get in on the fun
Amazon Music HD debuts

Amazon Music HD debuts

Amazon muscles into enthusiast market with service that still undercuts Tidal
UK smart meters are rolling out slowly

UK smart meters are rolling out slowly

Due to poor uptake, the deadline has been pushed back to 2024
Stadia is coming to Android TV in 2020

Stadia is coming to Android TV in 2020

Could Google finally be making an Android TV?
Sonos smart button hits Ikea

Sonos smart button hits Ikea

The new Symfonisk remote controls heads-up our smart home news roundup
LG's new projector is actually affordable

LG's new projector is actually affordable

New projector has the smarts, but skimps on the lumens
Help Amazon make Alexa smarter

Help Amazon make Alexa smarter

Don't be surprised if this idea goes south at some point
Radio streaming hitting HomePod soon

Radio streaming hitting HomePod soon

Music handoff has also been pushed back to the fall
Bowers & Wilkins Flexes with new speaker

Bowers & Wilkins Flexes with new speaker

New speaker will slip nicely into the Formation ecosystem
Google Nest Mini FCC filing spotted

Google Nest Mini FCC filing spotted

Details surrounding the Home Mini follow-up are slowly emerging
Apple TV+ gets a release date

Apple TV+ gets a release date

The service will cost $4.99 a month
Braun's LE speakers make a comeback

Braun's LE speakers make a comeback

Braun's back, baby
Ring launches Linked Devices feature

Ring launches Linked Devices feature

Now your cameras can talk to each other
OnePlus TV remote looks... familiar

OnePlus TV remote looks... familiar

Yes, it looks a lot like an Apple TV remote
Samsung AirDresser is quite the thing

Samsung AirDresser is quite the thing

IFA 2019: This is the best thing ever shown off at the show
Smart home adoption slow, says report

Smart home adoption slow, says report

IFA 2019: But two-thirds of people want in on the smart home
Why Sonos gatecrashed BBQs for the Move

Why Sonos gatecrashed BBQs for the Move

Turns out, it's not easy building a speaker for the outdoors
Google launches Ambient Mode for Assistant

Google launches Ambient Mode for Assistant

IFA 2019: Lenovo and Nokia will be the first to use it
Lenovo Smart Display 7 revealed

Lenovo Smart Display 7 revealed

IFA 2019: Google Assistant lives on Lenovo's 7-inch display
Netatmo details Smart Alarm System

Netatmo details Smart Alarm System

IFA 2019: The French company shows off indoor siren and sensors
Eve Water Guard alerts you to leaks

Eve Water Guard alerts you to leaks

IFA 2019: Eve Extend starts shipping and Eve Light Switch launches in Europe
Sonos One SL loses the smart assistants

Sonos One SL loses the smart assistants

IFA 2019: While the Sonos Port will smarten up your old AV equipment
Philips Hue filament bulbs are Go

Philips Hue filament bulbs are Go

IFA 2019: It's bringing Bluetooth across the range
Philips Hue smart plug has HomeKit

Philips Hue smart plug has HomeKit

IFA 2019: Because not everything is about lighting
Roku soundbar is also a streaming box

Roku soundbar is also a streaming box

IFA 2019: And launches a subwoofer alongside it